Will fascue tolerate lime?

clarendonSeptember 28, 2010

Hi!

This forum is very helpful for me. I am making a rock garden and need a lot of help!

I am using limestones and want to plant blue fascue. The plant label says they like acid soil, but lime is alkaline. I will mix in peat to make the soil acidic, but am concerned about the lime, especially because I will mulch the garden with lime stone chippings. Will Fascue tolerate lime?

Get a pH test kit if you are concerned your soil may be too alkaline. If you are mulching with limestone gravel, I strongly encourage thoroughly rinsing it first. It will likely be covered with limestone dust.